Chinese symbol for “riot”
暴乱
bào luàn
Traditional: 暴亂
riot; rebellion; revolt
The closest CC-CEDICT match for riot is 暴乱 (bào luàn), defined as: riot; rebellion; revolt.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “riot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骚乱 (騷亂) | sāo luàn | disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance |
| 乱 (亂) | luàn | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind |
| 横行 (橫行) | héng xíng | to go on the rampage; to riot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 暴乱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence; force |
| 风暴 (風暴) | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose; to reveal |
| 暴动 (暴動) | bào dòng | insurrection; rebellion |
| 强暴 (強暴) | qiáng bào | violent; to rape |
| 暴雨 | bào yǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm |
| 混乱 (混亂) | hùn luàn | confused; chaotic; disorderly |
| 叛乱 (叛亂) | pàn luàn | armed rebellion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “riot”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.